Son of police chief at embattled South Texas school district arrested for … – mySanAntonio.com (blog)

The son of a South Texas school district police chief who personally arrested the district’s superintendent on bribery charges last month was arrested days before for marijuana possession, court records show.
A Hidalgo County Sheriff’s deputy, with the assistance of a K9 unit, arrested Danny Padilla, the 23-year-old son of Roy Padilla, the police chief for scandal-ridden Donna ISD, during a traffic stop at around 4 p.m. on June 5 in Weslaco.
The deputy smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the younger Padilla’s vehicle after asking him to step out, according to a probable cause affidavit.
The deputy “observed Danny [Padilla] to be nervous” and asked him if he had anything illegal in his vehicle. Danny Padilla told the deputy that he had a small amount of marijuana under the front passenger seat.
Danny Padilla then produced a sunglasses case containing a clear plastic bag containing marijuana, a black grinder with marijuana residue and a blue glass pipe with marijuana residue, the affidavit reads.
Danny Padilla was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, a Class B and Class C misdemeanor, respectively.
Roy Padilla did not return a call requesting comment.
Twitter exchanges between Roy Padilla and Danny Padilla — a musician who goes by the stage name “Jai Boy” — show the older Padilla wishing his son a happy birthday on June 8, 2014.
Danny Padilla also published a congratulatory tweet to his father days before he was reinstated as police chief at the district on Dec. 16, 2014.
Roy Padilla had sued the district and won back his job in December 2014 after Donna ISD Superintendent Jesus Rene Reyna had him fired in May 2014 on grounds that Padilla had not followed orders.
“Good to have you back Chief @RoyPadilla19,” the younger Padilla tweeted.
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Roy Padilla personally arrested Reyna on May 28 on charges of bribery and obstruction. Reyna and school board member Ernesto Lugo allegedly threatened on April 15 to fire two district police investigators who were probing allegations of insurance theft and fraud by Reyna and his family against the district.
Reyna and Lugo told Roy Padilla they would not fire the two officers if the police chief agreed to shutter the investigation. They also offered to pay Roy Padilla for $496.23 to reimburse him for using his personal vehicle during work hours.
Lugo was arrested on the same …Read More